feat(legal): bundle small dependencies, add notices, credits, and GPL source offers

Bundle (v4.7.0):
- MarkItDown frozen to a single ~75MB per-platform binary (PyInstaller via
  npm run bundle:markitdown; ML extras excluded) — built and verified
  locally: HTML/XLSX/PDF conversions pass through the bundled binary, and
  the app resolves bin/linux/markitdown first at runtime
- Packaging copies bundled markitdown alongside Pandoc for win/mac/linux;
  FFmpeg/sharp/KaTeX/fonts were already bundled

Legal artifacts:
- THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md: complete license inventory of everything
  distributed (binaries, npm runtime deps, fonts, embedded Python packages)
- SOURCES.md: GPL §3(b) written source offers for Pandoc 3.9.0.2,
  ffmpeg-static's GPL build, and the PyInstaller bootloader; LGPL relinking
  note for libvips
- third-party-licenses/: canonical GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1, MPL-2.0, Apache-2.0,
  OFL-1.1, PSF-Python texts
- Help > Third-Party Notices & Licenses: in-app viewer for both documents
- README: 'Bundled Dependencies, Legal Notices & Credits' section

Hardening:
- download-tools.js now SHA-256 pins every artifact, verifies after
  download AND against the cache on every run, and hard-fails on mismatch
  (closes security finding D6)

Large tools intentionally not bundled (documented): LibreOffice,
MiKTeX/TeX Live, ImageMagick, PlantUML+JRE, Calibre.

637/637 tests green; lint clean; clean boot; bundled binary verified.
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## Bundled Dependencies, Legal Notices & Credits
MarkdownConverter ships as a self-contained package. Everything needed for the
core workflows is **bundled**; a few large optional tools are detected from
the system when present.
### Bundled with the app
| Component | License | Role |
|---|---|---|
| [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org) 3.9 | GPL-2.0+ (separate process) | 25+ export/import formats |
| [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org) (via ffmpeg-static) | GPL-3.0+ build (separate process) | audio/video tools |
| [MarkItDown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) (MIT) + embedded Python runtime (PSF) | MIT / PSF | any-file → Markdown import (PDF/DOCX/PPTX/XLSX/Outlook/EPUB/images/ZIP) |
| [sharp](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com) + libvips | Apache-2.0 / LGPL-2.1+ (dynamic) | image tools |
| [KaTeX](https://katex.org), [marked](https://marked.js.org), [highlight.js], [DOMPurify], [mermaid], [CodeMirror 6], pdf-lib (@cantoo fork), pdfjs-dist, JSZip, simple-git | MIT / Apache-2.0 / BSD-3 / MPL-2.0 | editor, preview, PDF, Git |
| JetBrains Mono & Fira Code fonts | SIL OFL 1.1 | editor typography |
GPL-licensed tools run as **separate processes** (never linked into the app)
and their complete corresponding sources are offered in
[SOURCES.md](SOURCES.md). Full details: [THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md](THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md),
also available inside the app under **Help → Third-Party Notices & Licenses**.
### Not bundled (used when installed)
LibreOffice (Office conversion), MiKTeX/TeX Live (LaTeX PDF), ImageMagick
(extra image formats), PlantUML + Java (local diagrams), Calibre (MOBI),
MarkItDown `[all]` extras (audio transcription / OCR).
### Credits
Built on open source: [Electron], [CodeMirror], [marked], [KaTeX],
[highlight.js], [DOMPurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify),
[mermaid](https://mermaid.js.org), [pdf-lib], [pdf.js](https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/),
[sharp]/libvips, [Pandoc], [FFmpeg], [MarkItDown] by Microsoft,
[simple-git], [JSZip], [JetBrains Mono], [Fira Code]. Thank you to all their
authors and maintainers.
## Open Source
MarkdownConverter is 100% open-source. All dependencies are permissively licensed:
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## Version
v4.6.1
v4.7.0